The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 223-226, August 2009

Local wound exploration remains a valuable triage tool for the evaluation of anterior abdominal stab wounds

Presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 1, 2008, Acapulco, Mexico.

Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Received 9 September 2008; received in revised form 13 November 2008 published online 16 March 2009.

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00902-1

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.024

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 223-226, August 2009

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